We Are What We Eat
36m
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Bella Figura, The Tradition of Living Beautifully
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This is the first of several solo episodes, where I choose a topic and spend a bit of time breaking it down and exploring its many angles. I'm choosing topics, mostly books, that I believe will resonate with listeners. My first solo episode focuses on Alice Waters' "We Are What We Eat, A Slow Food Manifesto." Waters is an American chef, author, and restaurateur, well-known for her restaurant Chez Panisse, and its pioneering of the farm-to-table movement.
Things mentioned in this episode:
Recognizing the values of "fast food culture" in our own actions
Re-evaluating our relationship to convenience
Rethinking our approach to the availability of food
Learning to slow down
Learning to appreciate beauty over speed and convenience
Choosing what we value over what is easiest
The importance of hard work
The need for challenge in our lives
Resources:
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Alice Waters' "We Are What We Eat"
"The Tyranny of Convenience" by Tim Wu, New York Times
Bella Figura website
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Jill Winger is the founder of The Prairie Homestead, an online space with over one million monthly visits dedicated to helping people learn how to grow their own food and opt-out of the rat race, regardless of where they live. In 2019, she published her best-selling cookbook The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, which was an Amazon Editor’s pick and won Best Cookbook in the 30th Annual Reading the West Book Awards given by the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association.
She is host of the “Old Fashioned on Purpose” podcast, which has amassed over 5 million downloads since its inception.
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